Sustainable financing is gaining global traction. In Asia, Singapore’s central bank recently raised $510 million under the Green Investments Partnership to fund renewable energy, transport, and storage projects across the region. At the same time, development banks in Europe and globally are expanding climate and healthcare-linked lending, signalling a broader structural shift in how debt capital is being deployed.
In Europe, however, the reality is more complex. According to PitchBook (Sep 2025), ESG-labelled funds under the EU’s SFDR Articles 8 and 9 raised a record €84.1 billion in 2024, but scrutiny is intensifying with stricter definitions and heavier compliance requirements. Fundraising is outpacing actual capital deployment, leaving ESG-linked debt issuance uneven across countries and sectors. Private credit funds are now recalibrating their ESG strategies to balance regulatory risks with investor expectations.
For founders and CFOs, debt remains a powerful tool to finance ESG-aligned growth, access concessional or blended structures, and enhance investor appeal — but in the EU, expect longer timelines, tougher disclosure standards, and more selective lender appetite.
In the UK and EU, CEOs and CFOs are leaning towards project-linked debt—particularly in infrastructure and energy, where stable cash flows appeal to lenders. Where pricing and long-end yield risk are prohibitive, private credit and hybrid structures are increasingly preferred for their flexibility.
In Singapore and wider Asia, corporates are forging partnerships with concessional lenders, such as the GIP, to fund environmental infrastructure through bespoke debt solutions.
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